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WCDT: 2776-2780 (25-29 August 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
sitnspin:
--- Quote from: TRVA123 on 26 Aug 2014, 00:20 ---In the same sense, Dora cutting Sven out of her life will affect Faye. Indirectly. Faye will have to deal with the fallout that is inevitable when someone publicly cuts another out of their life. She will probably have to spend time comforting Dora, maybe talk with Sven, etc. It adds another layer to every interaction, more energy that will need to be spent on this.
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Faye has no obligation to talk to Sven about anything. They are not together, they are not even friends. She might possibly have to comfort Dora a bit, but I don't see that as an inevitability. By your rationale, then Sven's actions do affect Dora.
Tova:
--- Quote from: TRVA123 on 26 Aug 2014, 00:04 ---Again, if there is some history we are unaware of (the comic has gone into Dora and Sven's childhoods possibly more than any other characters except Hanners) Then this is just bad story telling. For something to suddenly be presented now, with no foreshadowing, is sloppy.
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From where I'm sitting, Dora's intense dislike of Sven, expressed multiple times, along with a couple of fairly shitting things Sven has done has provided plenty of foreshadowing.
plusorminus:
--- Quote from: creatureshock on 26 Aug 2014, 00:04 ---
She is using Faye and Sven's situation, which Faye nor Sven have said word one to Dora about, to cut Sven off. Faye might be an ass to people, but she applies it evenly. Everyone gets shit. And once Faye finds this out she is probably going to go thermal on Dora. Faye already threatened to kick the shit out of Dora once, and I can see this bring the breaking point for Faye.
And as an aside, Marten needs to stop being an emotional tampon for the women in his life.
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You do not know that. In fact, I'd argue that the fact that Dora asked Marten not to say anything to Faye indicates the exact opposite. Dora has said she is going to tell her parents. This is a huge deal. The very fact that she wanted to and continues to want to leave Faye out of it says to me that Dora is not "using" the situation to cut Sven off.
Also? Faye needs to keep her hands to herself. If Dora annoys her, then Faye has every right to quit and find work elsewhere. Threatening to or actually striking someone doesn't solve everything. Dora is not making Faye responsible. She would have come into the shop guns blazing telling Faye "OMFG that's it, I'm done with Sven after what he's done to you."
--- Quote from: TRVA123 on 26 Aug 2014, 00:20 ---In the same sense, Dora cutting Sven out of her life will affect Faye. Indirectly. Faye will have to deal with the fallout that is inevitable when someone publicly cuts another out of their life. She will probably have to spend time comforting Dora, maybe talk with Sven, etc. It adds another layer to every interaction, more energy that will need to be spent on this.
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Why would you think this? Faye is not obligated to be anybody's agony aunt, and Dora doesn't even want her to know about it, let along give her guidance about it. Faye would have every right to tell Sven to fuck himself if he approaches her again. It's not her brother or her problem. All she needs to do is her job.
Tova:
--- Quote from: plusorminus on 26 Aug 2014, 00:39 ---
--- Quote from: TRVA123 on 26 Aug 2014, 00:20 ---In the same sense, Dora cutting Sven out of her life will affect Faye. Indirectly. Faye will have to deal with the fallout that is inevitable when someone publicly cuts another out of their life. She will probably have to spend time comforting Dora, maybe talk with Sven, etc. It adds another layer to every interaction, more energy that will need to be spent on this.
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Why would you think this? Faye is not obligated to be anybody's agony aunt, and Dora doesn't even want her to know about it, let along give her guidance about it.
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She's not obligated, but she almost certainly will, regardless. So it will affect her.
hedgie:
--- Quote from: plusorminus on 26 Aug 2014, 00:39 --- Faye needs to keep her hands to herself. If Dora annoys her, then Faye has every right to quit and find work elsewhere. Threatening to or actually striking someone doesn't solve everything.
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I know that Faye has gotten far less punch-happy since the comic began (she really does seem to be making progress in therapy), but still for her, and to a lesser extent, Dora, and some other members of the cast (hell, even Momo was ready to zap Emily) seem to look at physical violence from the perspective "well, if it's not working, use more".
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